Lily Pett joined Simple System's supported rider team in 2026, just before her 15th birthday. She regularly events and competes at dressage.

Lily began riding at age four on her family’s stud farm - Trojan Stud in Carmarthen - who feed all of their horses a Simple System diet. They have also stocked and sold Simple System feeds since 2007.
 
When not out competing, Lily's favourite thing to do is spend time relaxing with the ponies. You'll often find her sitting out in the fields or cosied up in the stable.
 

Meet Lily and her ponies...

  • The Longhouse Blue Pascal (Ash): A 16-year-old, 143cm Welsh part-bred mare. Ash is very sweet and lovable; she loves attention and is the perfect pony to have fun with, both in and out of the saddle. Ash is usually fed Red Bag Grass Pellets, Lucie Nuts and VB+, however she is currently in foal and as such Lily has changed her forage balancer to Stud Balance +. 

An inspiring young rider, Lily has many successes under her belt. Her 'top tips' for other young riders are:

  • Plan. Make a plan of which big shows you would like to aim for, and work backwards from there.
  • Prepare. Be prepared by having a coaching, work and health schedule - for you as well as for your pony.
  • Be dedicated. There may be times where you miss out on other things to stick to your training schedule. Ride as often as you can, but vary the work you do and be ready to work through problems, even when it's hard. Challenges are there to be overcome!
  • Train over compete. We don't attend lots of competitions, probably two a month with each pony. Also, we never train at a show, everything is done before.
  • Have fun. Make sure you and your pony have fun. Competing should be exciting!